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NASB | 1 Corinthians 8:5 For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 8:5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, |
Subject: One God, One Jesus Christ |
Bible Note: Hi Tim, I understand that you are not interested at the moment in capitalization. However, I think that you are needlessly fighting for the idea that there are no gods. What you should be stressing, IMO, is that there are no OTHER GODS. What the Scriptures teach is that Jehovah says "There is no God besides Me." My fear is that you will feel called upon to declare that there are no other "lords". Deuteronomy 10:17, "For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe." The Scriptures that you gave me, Isa 44:6, 45:5 and 46:9, do not have the "OTHER GODS" phrase that I am looking for. I think that capitalization is important in discussing Scriptures with the Jehovah's Witnesses because of John 1:1. We do not want them to think that Jesus was a god, indeed a strange god, among us when He came to earth. John 1:2, "This One was in the beginning with God." From the heart, Ray |